Joe Frazier Record
| Total Fights | 37 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 32 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 3 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 4 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 4 |
| KO Wins | 27 |
| KO Losses | 3 |
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What is Joe Frazier's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 16 years and three months, Joe Frazier fought 37 times with 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
Frazier retired from professional boxing with a record of 32-4-1, which included three heavyweight world-title wins and four successful title defense fights. He had a 73% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 27 of his total 37 fights being knockout wins, four of which were in title fights. Frazier suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 10-round majority decision draw against Floyd Cummings on December 3, 1981.
Some of Frazier's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Muhammad Ali and Bob Foster), Jimmy Ellis, Joe Bugner, George Chuvalo, Jerry Quarry, and Buster Mathis.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Dec 3, 1981 | 37 | Floyd Cummings | Draw | MD |
| 36 | Jun 15, 1976 | 32 | George Foreman | Loss | TKO5 |
| 35 | Oct 1, 1975 | 31 | Muhammad Ali | Loss * | RTD14 |
| 34 | Mar 2, 1975 | 31 | Jimmy Ellis | Win | TKO9 |
| 33 | Jun 17, 1974 | 30 | Jerry Quarry | Win | TKO5 |
| 32 | Jan 28, 1974 | 30 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | UD |
| 31 | Jul 2, 1973 | 29 | Joe Bugner | Win | PTS |
| 30 | Jan 22, 1973 | 29 | George Foreman | Loss * | TKO2 |
| 29 | May 25, 1972 | 28 | Ron Stander | Win * | RTD4 |
| 28 | Jan 15, 1972 | 28 | Terry Daniels | Win * | TKO4 |
| 27 | Mar 8, 1971 | 27 | Muhammad Ali | Win * | UD |
| 26 | Nov 18, 1970 | 26 | Bob Foster | Win * | KO2 |
| 25 | Feb 16, 1970 | 26 | Jimmy Ellis | Win * | RTD4 |
| 24 | Jun 23, 1969 | 25 | Jerry Quarry | Win | RTD7 |
| 23 | Apr 22, 1969 | 25 | Dave Zyglewicz | Win | KO1 |
| 22 | Dec 10, 1968 | 24 | Oscar Bonavena | Win | UD |
| 21 | Jun 24, 1968 | 24 | Manuel Ramos | Win | TKO2 |
| 20 | Mar 4, 1968 | 24 | Buster Mathis | Win | TKO11 |
| 19 | Dec 18, 1967 | 23 | Marion Connor | Win | TKO3 |
| 18 | Oct 17, 1967 | 23 | Tony Doyle | Win | TKO2 |
| 17 | Jul 19, 1967 | 23 | George Chuvalo | Win | TKO4 |
| 16 | May 4, 1967 | 23 | George Johnson | Win | UD |
| 15 | Apr 11, 1967 | 23 | Jefferson Davis | Win | TKO5 |
| 14 | Feb 21, 1967 | 23 | Doug Jones | Win | KO6 |
| 13 | Nov 21, 1966 | 22 | Eddie Machen | Win | TKO10 |
| 12 | Sep 21, 1966 | 22 | Oscar Bonavena | Win | SD |
| 11 | Jul 25, 1966 | 22 | Billy Daniels | Win | RTD6 |
| 10 | May 26, 1966 | 22 | Al Jones | Win | KO1 |
| 9 | May 19, 1966 | 22 | Chuck Leslie | Win | KO3 |
| 8 | Apr 28, 1966 | 22 | Don Smith | Win | KO3 |
| 7 | Apr 4, 1966 | 22 | Charley Polite | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Mar 4, 1966 | 22 | Dick Wipperman | Win | TKO5 |
| 5 | Jan 17, 1966 | 22 | Mel Turnbow | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Nov 11, 1965 | 21 | Abe Davis | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1965 | 21 | Ray Staples | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Sep 20, 1965 | 21 | Mike Bruce | Win | TKO3 |
| 1 | Aug 16, 1965 | 21 | Woody Goss | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Joe Frazier (Smokin' Joe Frazier) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. on January 12, 1944. He was a heavyweight world champion. He died on November 7, 2011 at the age of 67 years. Frazier was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1965 to 1981.
Frazier made his professional boxing debut against Woody Goss at the age of 21 on August 16, 1965, defeating Goss via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 28 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 24 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on February 16, 1970 after 24 professional fights, against Jimmy Ellis for the heavyweight WBA and WBC (vacant) titles. He defeated Ellis via 4th round RTD to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Joe Frazier was a one-time undisputed heavyweight world champion, and won three world titles at heavyweight. For all the details about Frazier's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Frazier had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Floyd Cummings at 37 years of age, on December 3, 1981. The fight ended in a 10 round majority decision draw.
Championships
Frazier had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and four successful title defenses. He won five of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Joe Frazier fought for heavyweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won three heavyweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1971 | Muhammad Ali | Heavyweight | The Ring* | UD |
| Feb 16, 1970+ | Jimmy Ellis | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC* | RTD |
Title Defenses
Joe Frazier had five heavyweight world-title defense fights. He won four of them and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1972 | Ron Stander | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | RTD |
| Jan 15, 1972 | Terry Daniels | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Mar 8, 1971 | Muhammad Ali | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC | UD |
| Nov 18, 1970 | Bob Foster | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC | KO |
Title Losses
Joe Frazier lost one world-title defense fight, and lost three titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1973 | George Foreman | Heavyweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Highlights
Frazier fought a total of 37 times during his professional career, which includes 7 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. He put on some great performances in these fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
July 19, 1967: Joe Frazier puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating George Chuvalo via 4th round TKO.
December 10, 1968: Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena via 15th round unanimous decision.
February 16, 1970: Frazier becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Jimmy Ellis via 4th round RTD. He now holds the WBA and WBC heavyweight world-champion belts.
November 18, 1970: Frazier successfully defends the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles against Bob Foster, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
March 8, 1971: Frazier wins The Ring heavyweight title from Muhammad Ali, by beating Ali via 15 round unanimous decision.
July 2, 1973: Joe Frazier beats Joe Bugner via 12th round PTS.
June 17, 1974: Joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry via 5th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Joe Frazier have on his record?
Frazier knocked out 27 of his 37 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 73%. Of his total 32 wins, 27 of them were via KO (84.4%).
What was Joe Frazier's first world title win?
Frazier's first world-title win were the WBA and WBC (vacant) belts at heavyweight. He defeated Jimmy Ellis via 4 round RTD to win the titles.
How many world titles did Joe Frazier win?
Frazier won three world titles at heavyweight.
How many title defenses did Joe Frazier make?
Frazier had a total of five title defense fights. He was successful four times and lost one time.